‘The Nation’ and transgender people

The Nation is an American progressive media organization. Their coverage of transgender topics is generally fair and accurate.

The Nation is notable for publishing trans and gender diverse writers, including S. Baum, Gillian Branstetter, Stephanie Burt, Jack Halberstam, Imara Jones, Shannon Price Minter, Chase Strangio, Susan Stryker, Meredith Talusan, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Jos Truitt, and Raquel Willis.

In 2015, Nation columnist Katha Pollitt wrote two pieces that expressed support and sympathy for “gender critical” feminists, discussed below.

Background

The magazine was flounded in 1865, shortly after the end of the American Civil War. It was founded in New York City by abolitionists and reform-minded intellectuals who wanted a serious journal of politics and culture. The founding editor was Edwin Lawrence Godkin, an Irish-born journalist. The early issues focused heavily on Reconstruction politics, economic policy, and literary criticism. During the late 1860s and 1870s, the magazine gained a reputation for detailed book reviews and commentary on national politics. In 1881, Godkin left the magazine to become editor of the New York Evening Post. Control of The Nation passed to Wendell Phillips Garrison, who served as editor from 1881 to 1906.

In 1885, the magazine was purchased by the Evening Post Company. In 1918, the magazine was sold to a group led by Oswald Garrison Villard, the grandson of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Villard became publisher and remained closely associated with the magazine until the 1930s. It merged with another progressive weekly in 1937. Freda Kirchwey served as editor from 1937 to 1955, guiding the publication through World War II and the early Cold War. In 1955, Carey McWilliams became editor and led the magazine until 1975. Following financial instability during the 1960s and early 1970s, new ownership reorganized it in 1977 under the Nation Company. Victor Navasky became editor in 1978 and served until 1995, later remaining publisher until 2005. Katrina vanden Heuvel became editor in 1995 and publisher in 2005.

By the early 21st century, The Nation had expanded into digital publishing while continuing its weekly print schedule.’

Katha Pollitt

Katha Pollitt is a Nation columnist who has expressed support and sympathy for “gender critical” feminists. Pollitt began contributing to The Nation in 1980. From 1982 to 1984, Pollitt was literary editor. Pollitt’s biweekly column “Subject to Debate” started in 1995 and became one of the magazine’s signature opinion columns.

Starting around 2010, Pollitt ran a trans-exclusionary journalism listserv. In 2018, journalist Harron Walker was provided listserv messages and reported on how these prominent media figures discussed trans topics in private. In 2019, Pollitt accidentally copied Nation contributor David M. Perry on an email criticizing those who felt anti-trans activist Jesse Singal should be removed from Pollitt’s listserv.

In 2015, Pollitt published a column titled “Who Has Abortions?” about the shift to inclusive language in the abortion rights movement. Pollitt argued, “Once you start talking about “people,” not “women,” you lose what abortion means historically, symbolically and socially.” Pollitt added:

I’m going to argue here that removing “women” from the language of abortion is a mistake. We can, and should, support trans men and other gender-non-conforming people. But we can do that without rendering invisible half of humanity and 99.999 percent of those who get pregnant.

Here, Pollitt repeats the anti-trans data artifact promoted by Kenneth Zucker and others that claimed only 1 in 100,000 people are trans men. There are more than 1,000 times more transmasculine people than that deliberate undercount.

The column sparked considerable controversy, and The Nation published two reader responses, as well as Pollitt’s response to the criticisms.

Also in 2015, Pollitt expressed concern about anti-trans activists like Germaine Greer and Julie Bindel being disinvited from college speaking engagements.

In 2020, Pollitt was one of the signers of the Harper’s Letter, signed by a disproportionate number of anti-trans activists.

Contributors

Contributors who have covered trans topics include:

Sasha Abramsky
Aziza Ahmed
Hasan Ali
Andrea Arroyo

William J. Barber II
Sydney Bauer
S. Baum
Walden Bello
Liam Beran
Jennifer C. Berkshire
June Beshea
Paul Blest
Charlie Bloomer
Robert L. Borosage
Jules Boykoff
Gillian Branstetter
Kelsy Burke
Stephanie Burt
Grace Byron

Alessandra C.
Elsie Carson-Holt
Theia Chatelle
Michelle Chen
Ira Chernus
Nathan Craig
William Elisabeth Cuthbert

Nikhilesh De
Frankie de la Cretaz
Hunter Dodrill
Emily Douglas

Omar G. Encarnación

Liza Featherstone
Laura Flanders
Emmet Fraizer
Katherine Franke
Gabriel Furshong

Monique Garcia
Alicia Garza
Sasha Geffen
Mark Gevisser
uben J. Gonzales
Jeremy Gordon
Rebecca Gordon
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
Greg Grandin
Heron Greenesmith

Jack Halberstam
Jake Hall
Colleen Hamilton
Jeet Heer
Matthew Herskowitz
Ginny Hogan
Kali Holloway
Sam Huber
Nan D. Hunter
Sophie Hurwitz

M. Jesuthasan
Imara Jones
Channing Gerard Joseph

Spencer Katz
Stephen Kearse
Richard Kim
Stuart Klawans
Karen Krajcer

Thomas Jean Lax
Sarah Lazare
Chris Lehmann
Ian Lekus
Natasha Lennard
Sophie Lewis
Amy Littlefield

Chase Madar
Regina Mahone
Dani McClain
Bailey McDaniel
Moses Hernandez McGavin
Ashe McGovern
Toshio Meronek
Shannon Price Minter
Jack Mirkinson
Tim Murphy
Elie Mystal

Scott Nass
John Nichols

Jaeyoon Park
Ilaria Parogni
David M. Perry
Michael F. Pettinger
Hanna Phifer
Karina Piser
Katha Pollitt
Zurie Pope

Riley Roliff

Theodore Santos
Nadia Scharf
Willow Schenwar
Jack Schneider
Aaron Scott
Pamela Shifman
Mychal Denzel Smith
Michael Snyder
Bijan Stephen
Wen Stephenson
Chase Strangio
Susan Stryker

Meredith Talusan
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Liz Theoharis
Salamishah Tillet
Jimmy Tobias
Jos Truitt

Urvashi Vaid
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Margaret Brown Vega

McKenzie Wark
Sherri Williams
Raquel Willis
Tobias Barrington Wolff
Joanna Wuest
JoAnn Wypijewski

Rasha Younes

Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Dave Zirin
George Zornick

Selected Nation articles

Hurwitz, Sophie (March 2, 2026). New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/langone-sinai-trans-care-zohran-mamdani/

Mahone, Regina (February 20, 2026). We Must Raise Our Voices Against the Attacks on Trans Care. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/gender-liberation-movement-raquel-willis-interview/

Mystal, Elie (February 6, 2026). Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/newsletter-samuel-alito-retiring/

Mystal, Elie (January 14, 2026). The Supreme Court Just Held an Anti-Trans Hatefest. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-trans-athlete-bans/

Burke, Kelsy (November 20, 2025). Why We Must Remember Brandon Teena. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/brandon-teena-nebraska-remembrance/

Branstetter, Gillian (November 7, 2025). Democrats Can’t Blame Trans People for Their Own Failures. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-trans-rights-election-analysis/

Bloomer, Charlie (October 29, 2025). Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/oregon-marriage-equality-obergefell-equal-rights-for-all/

Mirkinson, Jack (September 24, 2025). The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/right-anti-trans-campaign-republicans-democrats-liberals/

Holloway, Kali (August 27, 2025). Trump’s Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trans-military-ban-tera/

Heer, Jeet (July 7, 2025). Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/pete-hegseth-chaos-pentagon-resign/

Mystal, Elia (June 18, 2025). The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Decision Will Live in Infamy. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/us-vs-skrmetti-ruling-analysis/

Scott, Aaron; Theoharis, Liz; McGavin, Moses Hernandez (June 12, 2025). We Have a Lot to Learn From the Fight for Trans Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-rights-christian-nationalism/

Park, Jaeyoon (June 9, 2025). The “Science” Behind Trump’s Anti-Trans War Is Incredibly Weak. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-hhs-trans-care-report/

Nichols, John (May 16, 2025). How Democrats Crushed a Despicable Anti-Trans Campaign and Won a Major Election. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/omaha-mayor-election-trans-rights-john-ewing/

Lewis, Sophie (April 23, 2025). The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-trans-ruling-analysis-uk/

Herskowitz, Matthew (March 21, 2025). Trans Kids Are Facing a Terrifying New Reality. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-youth-gender-affirming-care/

Fraizer, Emmet (March 20, 2025). Our Trans Protections Aren’t Strong Enough for the Trump Era. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-shield-laws-trump/

Zirin, Dave (March 14, 2025). “I’m Terrified”: Trans-Feminine Athletes in Their Own Words. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-women-athletes-forum/

Ziri, Dave (March 7, 2025). Don’t Listen to Greasy Gavin Newsom. Listen to Trans Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-athletes-forum/

Schenwar, Willow (February 28, 2025). Reject the Linguistic Coup: Speak Up for Trans People. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/reject-linguistic-coup-speak-up/

Lazare, Sarah (February 25, 2025). How Healthcare Workers Are Defending Their Transgender Patients from Trump’s Attacks. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/healthcare-workers-defend-trans-patients-trump/

Carson-Holt, Elsie (February 21, 2025). “We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/gender-affirming-care-bans-hospitals-trump/

Byron, Grace (February 3, 2025). The Right to Pee Is Everything. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-rights-bathrooms/

Cuthbert, William Elisabeth (January 17, 2025). Trans Healthcare Is Under Siege. These People Are Fighting Back. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-healthcare-rigt-fda/

Ahmed, Aziza; Wuest, Joanna (December 13, 2024). Banning Trans Health Care Puts Young People at Risk of Harm. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/banning-trans-health-care-puts-young-people-at-risk/

Mystal, Elie (December 5, 2024). The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-trans-rights-children-skrmetti/

Wuest, Joanna (December 4, 2024). Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt.” The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-medicine-ban-scotus-skrmetti/

Bauer, Sydney (November 20, 2024). Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trans-democrats-election-trump/

Boykoff, Jules; Zirin, Dave (August 5, 2024). We Must Defend Imane Khelif. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/imane-khelif-olympics-paris-boxing-transphobia/

Zirin, Dave; Boykoff, Jules (July 25, 2024). Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-athletes-paris-olympics/

Beran, Liam (June 20, 2024). As the NCAA Debates New Rules, Trans Athletes Are Left Out of the Conversation. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/transgender-student-athletes-ncaa-representation/

Fraizer, Emmet (June 11, 2024). Transphobia Spreads in a “Haven” for LGBTQ Youth. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/massachusetts-trans-students/

Zapata, Natasha Hakimi (April 19, 2024). What the Cass Review Means for Trans Kids in Britain—and Beyond. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cass-review-trans-healthcare-puberty-blockers/

Pettinger, Michael F. (April 16, 2024). The Vatican’s Bewildering New Declaration. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/vatican-declaration-gender-pope/

Zirin, Dave (April 10, 2024). Coaching Great Dawn Staley Defends Trans Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/dawn-staley-trans-athletes/

Baum, S. (March 19, 2024). Nex Benedict’s Queer Classmates Say the Biggest Bullies Are the Politicians. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nex-benedict-trans-rights-oklahoma-owasso/

Burt, Stephanie (March 18, 2024). Lucy Sante and the Solitude and Solidarity of Transitioning. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/lucy-sante-i-heard-her-call-my-name/

Abramsky, Sasha (February 23, 2024). The Right-Wing Pretexts of Parents’ and Children’s Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/parents-rights-childrens-rights/

Zirin, Dave (February 22, 2024). The War on Transgender Kids Took the Life of Nex Benedict. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nex-benedict-oklahoma-war-transgender-kids/

Fraizer, Emmet (February 22, 2024). The Mainstream Media Is Failing Trans People. These Journalists Are Fighting Back. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-journalists-independent-reporting/

Borosage, Robert L. (February 8, 2024). Will the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Turn Trumpism Into a Governing Agenda? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/will-the-heritage-foundations-project-2025-turn-trumpism-into-a-governing-agenda/

de la Cretaz, Frankie (February 2, 2024). How the World of Competitive Climbing Was Rocked by Transphobia. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/usa-climbing-trans-athletes-rules/

Berkshire, Jennifer C.; Schneider, Jack (December 15, 2023). Moms for Liberty Isn’t Going Anywhere. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/moms-for-liberty-public-schools/

Huber, Sam (November 20, 2023). How Gender Is Policed in America. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/paisley-currah-transgender-history/

Zirin, Dave (November 6, 2023). Trans Athletes Fight for Inclusion in Sports. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/trans-athletes-fight-for-inclusion-in-sports/

Lehmann, Chris (October 5, 2023). The Vanguard Party of the Christian Right The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/alliance-defending-freedom/

Shifman, Pamela (September 21, 2023). Democrats Can Stand Up for Trans Kids—and Win. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-trans-rights/

Heer, Jeet (September 8, 2023). Elon Musk Is a Threat to Democracy. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elon-musk-threat-democracy/

Cuthbert, William Elisabeth (August 17, 2023). How the UK’s Metal Scene Became a Haven for Trans People. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/uk-metal-scene-trans-people/

Scharf, Nadia (August 11, 2023). Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kentucky-anti-lgbtq-trans-parental-rights-law-sb150/

Littlefield, Amy (August 7, 2023). The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/moms-for-liberty-philadelphia/

Littlefield, Amy (July 25, 2023). The Brave, Often Lonely Fight of Trans Lawmakers in State Legislatures. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mauree-turner-alissandra-murray/

Baum, S. (July 21, 2023). The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/anti-trans-school-board-new-jersey/

Roliff, Riley (July 20, 2023). How Solitary Confinement Is Used as a Weapon Against Trans People. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-solitary-confinement/

Gordon, Rebecca (July 4, 2023). The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-desantis-extermination-fascism/

Hogan, Ginny (June 29, 2023). Is Josh Hawley All Right? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/josh-hawley-manhood/

Hunter, Nan D. (June 26, 2023). In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/transgender-rights-abortion/

Holloway, Kali (June 23, 2023). It’s Not Just Corporate Pride Boycotts—Right-Wingers Are Escalating Their Anti-LGBTQ Campaign. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/corporate-pride-boycotts-lgbtq/

Bauer, Sydney (June 23, 2023). Elon Musk Has Made Anti-Trans Hatred One of Twitter’s Core Features. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elon-musk-transphobia-twitter/

Arroyo, Andrea (June 15, 2023). LGBTQI+ Pride. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/lgbtqi-pride/

Krajcer, Karen (June 15, 2023). Texas Could Have Taken My Trans Child Away. Here’s What I Did to Protect Our Family. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-kids-texas-safe-folder/

Hall, Jake (June 2, 2023). “T4T” Has Become a Deeply Vital Term to Trans People. Here’s Why. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/t4t-trans-community-solidarity/

Meronek, Toshio (May 23, 2023). The Killing of Banko Brown Shows What San Francisco’s Real Crisis Looks Like. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/banko-brown-killing-san-francisco-crisis/

Hamilton, Colleen (May 23, 2023). Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/military-families-transgender/

Berkshire, Jennifer C. (May 23, 2023). How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/how-to-fight-the-rights-moral-panic-over-parental-rights/

de la Cretaz, Frankie (May 12, 2023). How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/womens-swimming-transphobia-lia-thomas/

Zirin, Dave (May 8, 2023). Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ron-desantis-dwayne-wade-florida-zaya/

Furshong, Gabriel (May 1, 2023). The GOP’s War Against Trans People Is a War Against Democracy. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/montana-zooey-zephyr-trans-rights-republicans/

Katz, Spencer (April 19, 2023). “I Live in a Gray Area”: Being a Trans High School Student Without Support. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/transgender-high-school-harassment-community-support/

Arroyo, Andrea (April 13, 2023). Transgender Rights Are Human Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/transgender-rights-are-human-rights/

de la Cretaz, Frankie | April 10, 2023). Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/biden-title-ix-trans-athletes/

Heer, Jeet (April 7, 2023). Democrats Can Win on Trans Issues—but Only if They Fight. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-trans-rights-elections/

C., Alessandra (April 6, 2023). Being Openly Trans in High School Is Already Hard. Republicans Want to Make It Impossible. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trans-youth-high-school-hormone-replacement-therapy-republicans-desantis/

Stephenson, Wen (April 5, 2023). What It’s Like to Be Trans and Christian in Nashville Right Now. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/roberto-che-espinoza-trans-christian-nashville/

Dodrill, Hunter (March 21, 2023). Wellesley College Isn’t an All-Women School. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wellesley-college-trans-students-referendum/

Mystal, Elie (March 15, 2023). Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/protesting-anti-trans-judge-kyle-duncan-is-american/

Zirin, Dave (March 7, 2023). Banning Trans Athletes Is Just the Beginning. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/congress-sports-federal-ban-trans-athletes/

Heer, Jeet (March 1, 2023). Homophobia and Transphobia at “The New York Times.” The Nation https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/tom-mirkinson-nyt/

Phifer, Hanna (February 23, 2023 I Signed the “New York Times” Open Letter. I Have More to Say. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-york-times-open-letter-more-to-say/

Mirkinson, Jack (February 20, 2023 “The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-york-times-trans-coverage-gay-rights-history/

Pope, Zurie (February 13, 2023 It’s Time for Democrats to Actually Defend LGBTQ People. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-sotu-lgbtq-rights-democrats/

Littlefield, Amy; Greenesmith, Heron (January 31, 2023). Fresh Off Victory Against “Roe,” the Religious Right Is Pushing a Record Number of Anti-Trans Bills. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/transgender-abortion-rights-attacks/

Wark, McKenzie (January 31, 2023). The Mainstream Media’s Fearmongering About Trans Kids Is Nothing But Clickbait. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-parenting-schools-gender/

Chernus, Ira (January 27, 2023). I’m the Proud Dad of a Drag Queen—and I Want a Better World for My Kid. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/drag-queen-dad-equality/

Ali, Hasan (January 9, 2023). Pakistan’s Transgender Community Rises Up. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/world/transgender-pakistan/

Pope, Zurie (December 16, 2022). Drag Queens Were Targeted by the Proud Boys. Whom Did the Police The Nation Support? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/proud-boys-drag-event-columbus-police-department/

Gordon-Loebl, Naomi (December 14, 2022). Reading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/judith-butler-gender-trans-1990s/

Strangio, Chase (November 25, 2022). No One Can Take Away Our Joy The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/colorado-shootings-trans-joy/

Chatelle, Theia (October 24, 2022). Trans People’s Rights Are on the Ballot, but Many Won’t Be Able to Vote. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trans-rights-voting-midterms-2022/

Wark, McKenzie (July 7, 2022). A Different Kind of Trans Book: On Imogen Binnie’s “Nevada.” The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/imogen-binnie-nevada/

Hurwitz, Sophie (April 29, 2022). Kansas’s First Trans Legislator Isn’t Going Anywhere. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/stephanie-byers-interview/

Zirin, Dave (March 23, 2022). A Tale of Two Women Athletes: Why the GOP Wants to Erase Brittney Griner and Lia Thomas. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/brittney-griner-lia-thomas/

Franke, Katherine (March 9, 2022). Religious Objectors to LGBTQ Equality Will Return to the Supreme Court. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-lgbtq-rights/

Mystal, Elie (March 1, 2022). First Texas Came for Pregnant People—Then It Came for Trans Kids. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/texas-trans-kids-abortion/

Zirin, Dave (February 28, 2022). How Sports Have Been Used to Attack Trans People. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/interview-chris-mosier/

Strangio, Chase (February 24, 2022). Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/texas-gender-affirming-care/

Kearse, Stephen (November 9, 2021). Dave Chappelle’s Comedy of Bitterness. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/dave-chappelle-review/

Zirin, Dave (October 15, 2021). Texas Slams the Door on Trans Kids’ Playing Sports. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/texas-trans-bill/

Gordon, Jeremy (August 31, 2021). The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/jesse-singal-quick-fix-review/

Lax, Thomas Jean (August 3, 2021). Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/world/erica-malunguinho-interview/

Younes, Rasha (July 28, 2021). The Trouble With ‘the LGBT Community’ The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/world/lgbt-community-capitalism/

Encarnación, Omar G. (June 29, 2021). The Fight for LGBTQ Rights Must Include Reparations. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/gay-reparations-lgbtq/

vanden Heuvel, Katrina (June 1, 2021). As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/as-pride-month-begins-republicans-double-down-on-restricting-transgender-americans/

Lewis, Sophie (May 20, 2021). A Portrait of Cis-Trans Solidarit. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/torrey-peters-detransition-baby-review/

Zirin, Dave (May 4, 2021). The NFL Player Standing In Solidarity With Trans Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/trans-athletes-rk-russell/

Strangio, Chase; Willis, Raquel (March 30, 2021). Visibility Alone Will Not Keep Transgender Youth Safe. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/trans-rights-alabama-arkansas/

Zirin, Dave (March 16, 2021). Chase Strangio on Countering Attacks on Trans Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/trans-athletes-chase-strangio/

Zirin, Dave (January 19, 2021). Chris Mosier: In Defense of Trans Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/trans-athletes-chris-mosier/

Jesuthasan, M. (January 5, 2021). What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/information-activism-review/

Zirin, Dave (October 23, 2020). Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-devos-title-ix/

Holloway, Kali (July 13, 2020). Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/black-transgender-policing-violence/

Arroyo, Andrea (June 25, 2020). LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/lgbtqi-rights-are-human-rights/

Piser, Karina (February 19, 2020). The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0.’ The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/walking-while-trans-repeal/

Zirin, Dave (February 18, 2020). In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/connecticut-transgender-athletes/

Zirin, Dave (February 13, 2020). Dwyane Wade’s Love for His Daughter Is an Act of Resistance. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/dwyane-wade-trans-child/

Nass, Scott (February 13, 2020). Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/transgender-intersex-health-care-south-dakota/

Mystal, Elie (January 31, 2020). This Trump Judge Tormented a Trans Woman—Because He Could. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-judge-duncan-trans/

Joseph, Channing Gerard (January 31, 2020). The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/drag-queen-slave-ball/

Geffen, Sasha (October 9, 2019). The Revolutionary Joy of Trans Life. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/lou-sullivan-we-both-laughed-in-pleasure-review/

Gordon-Loebl, Naomi (September 27, 2019). With a Confusing Musical Finale, ‘Transparent’ Ends on a Low Note. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/transparent-musicale-finale-review/

Nichols, John (August 9, 2019). Brianna Wu Is Used to Fighting Bullies. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/brianna-wu-interview/

Garza, Alicia (July 3, 2019). Eleven Black Trans Women Have Been Murdered This Year. It’s Time for Another Uprising. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/alicia-garza-stonewall-transgender/

Stryker, Susan (June 29, 2019). Stonewall Proved That Resistance Is Always Possible. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/stonewall-resistance-oppression/

Lekus, Ian (June 28, 2019). The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/international-lgbtq-rights-legacy-imperialism/

Gordon-Loebl, Naomi (June 27, 2019). How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/south-dakotan-anti-transgender-legislation/

Gonzales, Ruben J. (June 27, 2019). The Power of Transgender Political Representation. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/stonewall-transgender-politicians-devos/

Jones, Imara (June 27, 2019). Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/trans-women-color-lgbtq-stonewall/

Douglas, Emily and The Nation (June 27, 2019). What We All Owe to Gay Liberation. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/stonewall-50-lgbtq-queer/

Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta (June 26, 2019). Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/lgbtq-liberation-nigel-shelby-stonewall/

Minter, Shannon Price (June 26, 2019). The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/lgbtq-history-stonewall-progress-setbacks/

Vaid, Urvashi (June 26, 2019). It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/stonewall-radical-queer-activism/

Craig, Nathan; Vega Margaret Brown (June 4, 2019). A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/ice-otero-joa-transgender-death/

Zirin, Dave (March 19, 2019). The Attack on Trans Athletes. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-athletes-attack-podcast/

Zirin, Dave (March 5, 2019). Transphobia’s New Target Is the World of Sports. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/trans-runner-daily-caller-terry-miller-andraya-yearwood-martina-navratilova/

Zirin, Dave (February 25, 2019). Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/martina-navratilova-athlete-ally-transphobia/

NationAction (January 29, 2019). Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/take-action-now-say-no-to-the-trans-service-ban/

Chen, Michelle (December 19, 2018). Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/transgender-rights-trump-supreme-court/

Arroyo, Andrea (November 15, 2018). Won’t Be Erased. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/wont-be-erased-2/

Gordon-Loebl, Naomi (November 9, 2018). Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/chase-strangio-interview-trans-rights/

Stephen, Bijan (October 10, 2018). SOPHIE and Blood Orange’s Thrilling Transformations. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/documents-of-life/

Nichols, John (August 15, 2018). Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/christine-hallquist-isnt-just-the-first-transgender-candidate-for-governor-shes-also-a-visionary-progressive/

Williams, Sherri (June 21, 2018). It’s Time for HBCUs to Address Homophobia and Transphobia on Their Campuses. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/time-hbcus-address-homophobia-transphobia-campuses/

Snyder, Michael (March 13, 2018). Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/escaping-hate-a-trans-womans-journey-north/

Perry, David M. (September 13, 2017). My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/my-body-my-choice-why-the-principle-of-bodily-autonomy-can-unite-the-left/

Kim, Richard (July 26, 2017). Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/donald-trumps-ban-on-transgender-troops-is-not-a-distraction/

Tobias, Jimmy (March 31, 2017). Trans Rights Weren’t the Only Target of North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill.’ The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/trans-rights-werent-the-only-target-of-north-carolinas-bathroom-bill/

Blest, Paul (March 30, 2017). The So-Called ‘Repeal’ of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Is a Terrible Deal for Civil Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-so-called-repeal-of-north-carolinas-bathroom-bill-is-a-terrible-deal-for-civil-rights/

Abramsky, Sasha (March 29, 2017). California Dreaming: Evan Minton, Transgender Political Staffer. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/california-dreaming-evan-minton-transgender-political-staffer/

Blest, Paul (March 23, 2017). How Much Damage Has North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Done in 1 Year? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-much-damage-has-north-carolinas-bathroom-bill-done-in-1-year/

Gordon-Loebl, Naomi (March 7, 2017). We Are Still Winning the Fight for Trans Rights. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/we-are-still-winning-the-fight-for-trans-rights/

Grandin, Greg; Madar. Chase (January 17, 2017). Chelsea Manning Will Be Free! The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/chelsea-manning-will-be-free/

Featherstone, Liza (November 4, 2016). Asking for a Friend: My Young Daughter Is Trans—How Do I Get Her on the Right Soccer Team Without Forcing Her to Come Out? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/asking-for-a-friend-my-young-daughter-is-trans-how-do-i-get-her-on-the-right-soccer-team-without-forcing-her-to-come-out/

Lennard, Natasha (September 28, 2016). The Military Logic of Punishing Chelsea Manning’s Suicide Attempt. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-military-logic-of-punishing-chelsea-mannings-suicide-attempt/

Nichols, John (June 30, 2016). Meet Misty Snow: Grassroots Activist, Working-Class Progressive, Trans Woman, Democratic Nominee for the US Senate. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/meet-misty-snow-grassroots-activist-working-class-progressive-trans-woman-democratic-nominee-for-the-us-senate/

Barber, William J. II (May 23, 2016). The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is an Old Ploy That Can’t Stop Our New Movement. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-bathroom-bill-is-an-old-ploy-that-cant-stop-our-new-movement/

McGovern, Ashe (May 20, 2016). North Carolina’s Discriminatory Bathroom Law May Also Worsen Economic Inequality. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/north-carolinas-discriminatory-bathroom-law-may-also-worsen-economic-inequality/

Santos, Theodore; McDaniel, Bailey; Beshea, June; Garcia, Monique (May 9, 2016). For Students, the Fight Against ‘Bathroom Bills’ Is About Far More Than Bathrooms. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/for-students-the-fight-against-bathroom-bills-is-about-far-more-than-bathrooms/

Pollitt, Katha (April 21, 2016). North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Is Not the Way to Keep Women Safe. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/north-carolinas-anti-lgbt-law-is-not-the-way-to-keep-women-safe/

Truitt, Jos (March 4, 2016). Transgender People Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Is There More Anti-Trans Legislation Than Ever, Too? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/transgender-people-are-more-visible-than-ever-so-why-is-there-more-anti-trans-legislation-than-ever-too/

Parogni, Ilaria (February 3, 2016). Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/transgender-russians-struggle-to-take-their-movement-out-of-the-shadows/

Chen, Michelle (December 16, 2015). Trans Sex Workers Are 25 Times More Likely to Be HIV Positive Than the General Population. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/trans-sex-workers-are-25-times-more-likely-to-be-hiv-positive-than-the-general-population/

Pollitt, Katha (November 5, 2015). Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/feminism-needs-more-thinkers-who-arent-right-100-percent-of-the-time/

Murphy, Tim (July 21, 2015). In Indiana, Employers Can Fire Workers for Being Gay or Trans—and They Do, All the Time. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/in-indiana-employers-can-fire-workers-for-being-gay-or-trans-and-they-do-all-the-time/

Klawans, Stuart (July 16, 2015). Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine.’ The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/trans-sex-workers-seek-comfort-and-vengeance-in-sean-bakers-tangerine/

Gevisser, Mark (March 23, 2015). Engendered. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/engendered/

Pollitt, Katha (March 13, 2015). Who Has Abortions? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/who-has-abortions/

Our Readers and Katha Pollitt (April 22, 2015). Does Talking About ‘Women’ Exclude Transgender People From the Fight for Abortion Rights? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/letters-505/

Zornick, George (March 5, 2015). Court: Army Must Refer to Chelsea Manning as a Woman. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/court-army-must-refer-chelsea-manning-woman/

StudentNation (March 5, 2015). Students Walk Out on Testing, Rise for Black Trans Lives and Unionize. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/students-walk-out-testing-rise-black-trans-lives-and-unionize/

De, Nikhilesh; StudentNation (March 4, 2015). Students Make the Case for Gender Fluidity. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/students-make-case-gender-fluidity/

McClain, Dani (February 19, 2015). What Can Be Done to Stop the Brutal Targeting of Trans Women? The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/what-can-be-done-stop-brutal-targeting-trans-women/

Zornick, George vJanuary 23, 2015). New Maryland Governor Opens an Assault on Environmental and LGBT Protections. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/new-maryland-governor-opens-assault-environmental-lgbt-protections/

Flanders, Laura (November 25, 2014). Q&A: Eve Ensler on Hillary, Feminism, Revolution and Her New Play. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/qa-eve-ensler-hillary-feminism-revolution-and-her-new-play/

Halberstam, Jack (November 24, 2014). Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/leslie-feinberg-defiant-radical-gender-queer-revolutionary/

Bello, Walden; Foreign Policy In Focus (October 29, 2014). Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/fatal-encounter-transgender-woman-meets-us-marine-corps/

StudentNation (October 24, 2014). Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/students-blockade-i-75-stage-shit-trans-justice-and-get-real-george-will/

Chen, Michelle (July 14, 2014). Hobby Lobby Is Now Discriminating Against a Transgender Employee. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/hobby-lobby-now-discriminating-against-transgender-employee/

Talusan, Meredith (July 10, 2014). Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/transgender-violence-yesallwomen-issue/

Wypijewski, JoAnn (July 2, 2014). Postcards Post-Stonewall. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/postcards-post-stonewall/

Wolff, Tobias Barrington (June 20, 2014). How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-enda-still-allows-discrimination-against-lgbt-workers/

Tillet, Salamishah (June 16, 2014). The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/new-season-orange-new-black-has-diverse-cast-and-cynical-heart/

Smith, Mychal Denzel (June 3, 2014). Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/justice-black-trans-women-interview-laverne-cox/